Head protection gear is disclosed. The head protection gear according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: an outer frame having a frame opening that is open at the front side thereof; a sub-visor which partially covers the front side of the outer frame and which is movably coupled to the outer frame; support members, each being coupled to the outer frame and the sub-visor so as to movably support the sub-visor; and a movable member which is movably coupled to the support member, and which is coupled to the sub-visor so as to be movable together with the sub-visor, wherein the movable member can move between a first position at which the sub-visor opens the frame opening, and a second position at which the sub-visor at least partially covers the frame opening.

A helmet with an outer shell, an inner liner, a plurality of vents, and an occipital cliff is disclosed. The outer shell includes an outer surface made up of a first and second surface, the first and second surfaces joined by a drop-off running across the outer surface from a left side of the helmet to a right side of the helmet. A majority of the drop-off is closer to a coronal plane bisecting the helmet than it is to the rear of the helmet. The drop-off is contained within a posterior section of the helmet defined by the coronal plane. The first surface defines a top of the drop-off and the second surface defines a bottom of the drop-off, such that the drop-off has a height. The occipital cliff is located at the rear end of the helmet and is approximately perpendicular to the second surface proximate the drop-off.

A universal mounting system for a hard hat is provided that includes front and rear mounting locations and auxiliary ridges on either side. A visor is coupled to the hard hat mounting system in such a way as to provide access with minimal interference from the visor to the equipment attached to the mounting locations and ports in the auxiliary ridges. Various embodiments of visors enable modular designs that incorporate different materials and features of the visor. Parallel stretch zones enable folding and holding opposite brims of the visor. Enclosed elastic areas along the inner sides of visor provide user access to auxiliary ridges. Combinations of various accessories on hard hat and how the accessories work together on the universal mounting system are discussed: such as the interaction between visors, earmuffs, face shields, and lamps.

A hard hat fan device is disclosed, which is a modified fan that keeps users cool while wearing a full brim hard hat. The hard hat fan device comprises a fan component that includes two slim style fans attached to a back side of the helmet strap behind the head of the user and under the brim of the hat. The fan components are attached to a battery pack via USB cables with switches integrated in them for on and off usage. The battery pack is rechargeable and attached to the top of the hard hat on the back side via sticky hook and loop fastener patches. Further, the device comprises a halo ductwork that attaches to the fan components with mesh filters glued to the backside of each spinning fan. The halo ductwork runs all the way around the underside of the brim of the hat.

Various face shield assemblies for hard hats are described. In one embodiment, the face shield assembly includes a hard hat, a mounting bracket, a face shield, a first pivot arm and a second pivot arm. The first pivot arm and second pivot arm are pivotally coupled to the hard hat and rotate with respect to the mounting bracket and the face shield. The face shield is coupled to the first pivot arm and the second pivot arm. The face shield actuates between stowed and operating positions such that the face shield can avoid objects near a front of the hard hat, such as a bill and/or lamp. In other embodiments the face shield assembly includes an adjustable frame coupled to the face shield and the hard hat. The adjustable frame rotates and/or slides with respect to the hard hat.

Head protection gear is disclosed. The head protection gear according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: an outer frame having a frame opening that is open at the front side thereof; a sub-visor which partially covers the front side of the outer frame and which is movably coupled to the outer frame; support members, each being coupled to the outer frame and the sub-visor so as to movably support the sub-visor; and a movable member which is movably coupled to the support member, and which is coupled to the sub-visor so as to be movable together with the sub-visor, wherein the movable member can move between a first position at which the sub-visor opens the frame opening, and a second position at which the sub-visor at least partially covers the frame opening.

A hard hat fan device is disclosed, which is a modified fan that keeps users cool while wearing a full brim hard hat. The hard hat fan device comprises a fan component that includes two slim style fans attached to a back side of the helmet strap behind the head of the user and under the brim of the hat. The fan components are attached to a battery pack via USB cables with switches integrated in them for on and off usage. The battery pack is rechargeable and attached to the top of the hard hat on the back side via sticky hook and loop fastener patches. Further, the device comprises a halo ductwork that attaches to the fan components with mesh filters glued to the backside of each spinning fan. The halo ductwork runs all the way around the underside of the brim of the hat.

A protective helmet adapted to be worn by a user and to protect the head of the user against impacts, such a protective helmet including a rigid outer shell delimiting an inner space designed for housing the head of user, at least one appendage attached to the outer shell and attachment means for attaching the at least one appendage to the outer shell. The attachment means are adapted to removably attach the at least one appendage to the outer shell and include a plurality of male connectors and a plurality of female connectors, each female connector including an inner housing for the respective male connector.

A helmet for a rider of an on-road or off-road vehicle protects the rider's head. The helmet also may include various features for enhancing the riding experience. For example, the helmet may include a face shield configured to be slidable and rotatable relative to a shell of the helmet. The helmet may also include a chin bar that is slidable and rotatable relative to the shell. Additionally, the helmet may include a peak that provides for toolless adjustment of position of the peak relative to the shell. An inner construction provides a multi-layer system in which at least one layer is an impact layer.

A helmet including a helmet shell for receiving a head of a wearer, the helmet shell defining therein an anchor chamber and an anchor aperture opening into the anchor chamber configured to selectively permit passage of the anchor lock therethrough. A first dimension of the anchor aperture extends along a left-right axis of the helmet shell, a second dimension of the anchor aperture extending along a forward-rearward axis, the second dimension being orthogonal to and greater than the first dimension. A first dimension of the anchor chamber extending along a left-right axis of the helmet shell, the first dimension of the anchor chamber being greater than the first dimension of the anchor aperture, such that when the anchor lock is received in the anchor chamber and rotated orthogonal to the first dimension of the anchor aperture, the anchor lock cannot pass through the anchor aperture.